Read more mergers and acquisitions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2059/mergers-and-acquisitions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:27:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73244/gm-wont-sell-opel-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors backed out today on a deal to sell Opel, its European arm, to a Canadian parts supplier and its Russian banking partners. The GM board’s move reflects an uptick in the auto business, the Financial Times reports, and will also be a blow to the German government, which...http://www.newser.com/story/73244/gm-wont-sell-opel-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 19:47:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73208/buffett-bets-on-recovery-buys-burlington-for-26b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBerkshire Hathaway has agreed to buy up the 77.4% of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe it didn’t already own for $26 billion, in what would be Warren Buffett’s largest acquisition ever. “It’s an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States,” says Buffett. “I love those...http://www.newser.com/story/73208/buffett-bets-on-recovery-buys-burlington-for-26b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 8:41:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73139/stanley-adds-45b-tool-to-its-belt-black-decker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo of America’s iconic tool companies are merging, with Stanley buying up Black & Decker in a deal worth $4.5 billion in stock. Stanley Black & Decker, as it will be known, combined complementary facets of the business: B &D is No. 1 in power tools and, the companies...http://www.newser.com/story/73139/stanley-adds-45b-tool-to-its-belt-black-decker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 18:21:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72738/ford-looks-to-sell-volvo-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord put its Volvo unit up for sale last December, and it's narrowed the possible buyers to just one bidder: a Chinese consortium led by Geely, the country's largest private automaker. Geely first approached Ford about the purchase in summer 2008 and is prepared to pay about $2 billion, less...http://www.newser.com/story/72738/ford-looks-to-sell-volvo-to-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 8:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72245/google-moves-in-on-online-music.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle is getting into the online music business. TechCrunch has learned that the search giant will partner with iLike and LaLa to integrate clips into its search engine. An announcement is planned for October 28. Both companies allow streaming on first access, a 30-second clip thereafter, and the option to...http://www.newser.com/story/72245/google-moves-in-on-online-music.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 13:13:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcerned Justice Department are considering blocking a deal that would create a music industry behemoth—unless major concessions are made. Antitrust officials are worried about the effect the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger would have on consumer cost and may require the companies to make major concessions, insiders tell the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 1:41:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71626/bloomberg-gets-businessweek-for-5m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinancial-news giant Bloomberg is the winning bidder for BusinessWeek , acquiring the 80-year-old magazine for between $2 and $5 million from parent McGraw-Hill, plus any liabilities associated with the purchase—not exactly a princely sum. “We are not buying BusinessWeek to gut it. We are buying it to build it,” a...http://www.newser.com/story/71626/bloomberg-gets-businessweek-for-5m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 21:23:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70963/comcast-weighs-charging-viewers-for-hulu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComcast is no fan of Hulu's business model, and the cable giant could soon own a stake in the site—which means trouble for fans of using it to watch TV shows free. Comcast is in talks with NBC to pool their entertainment offerings in a joint venture that would...http://www.newser.com/story/70963/comcast-weighs-charging-viewers-for-hulu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70688/comcast-near-35b-deal-for-nbc-universal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComcast is near a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal, which encompasses the network, a movie studio, cable channels and more, sources tell the Wrap. Bankers from the cable giant and General Electric, NBCU’s parent company, met Tuesday after Comcast decided to think bigger than a pursuit of the...http://www.newser.com/story/70688/comcast-near-35b-deal-for-nbc-universal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 21:01:17 CDT